BYU To Host Chip Camp

Open to students who have completed grades 7 or 8, the camp will be run by students in BYU's Immerse program, "a mentoring organization aiming to help undergraduate students participate in significant research to prepare them for post-graduate studies," according to information released by the university.

Chip Camp activities will include:

A competitive rocket launch challenge;

Building catapults to hurl ping pong balls;

Programming a microcontroller;

Building an integrated circuit;

Starting a chemical reaction;

Creating LED-lit Frisbees; and

Designing a flashing bike light.

"Thanks to the generosity of the Micron Foundation," according to information on the camp's site, "camp participants will receive a t-shirt, lunches, take home project parts, plenty of prizes, and a fantastic low camp cost."

Participation costs $39 per student and the camp will take place August 12-13.

"This is all about getting students inspired in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM)," said Dee Mooney, Micron Foundation executive director, in a prepared statement.